Caroline Withey is the Programme Director for the Social Housing Decarbonisation Fund (SHDF) at the Department for Energy Security and Net Zero (DESNZ), accountable for delivering the decarbonisation of this nation’s social housing through this Government grant fund.An experienced project and programme professional who has delivered transformational change and improved
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David is the founder and chief executive of The Retrofit Academy CIC. David has spent over a decade addressing the skills gap in the retrofit sector. He works closely with government, industry and academia to scale up retrofit education. He is driven by The Retrofit Academy’s mission to train over
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Ceri leads the Retrofit Development Programme for the South Yorkshire Mayoral Combined Authority, designed to inform the strategy for large-scale housing decarbonisation across the South Yorkshire region. Part of the Sustainability Team, Ceri works with local and national partners to shape suitable interventions. She brings her broad knowledge exchange and
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Dr Mike Pitts leads Innovate UK’s Net Zero Heat programme and is the Deputy Challenge Director for Transforming Construction. He was previously Head of Urban Systems at Innovate UK, covering the priority areas of Urban Living and Smart Infrastructure. He joined Innovate UK in 2012 to lead on embedding sustainability
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Duncan Baker-Brown, University of Brighton Climate Literacy Champion, Founder of BakerBrown Studio, Co-Chair of RIBA Climate Action Expert Advisory Group, UK Net Zero Carbon Building Standard Governance BoardDuncan is a practicing architect, academic and environmental activist. Author of ‘The Re-Use Atlas: a designer’s guide towards a circular economy’ published by
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Girvin Gill is a Policy Advisor with experience working in the charity sector, building materials and wider construction sector. Girvin has a passion for the political process and exploring the workings of parliament. He has a fascination with the ideologies behind policy. Girvin has worked as a Policy Advisor in
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Griff is the MD for heatly, a one-stop solution for the survey, design, installation, and commissioning of heat pump systems. Griff has been in the building services industry for over 15 years and has overseen the development of most of the national renewable technology standards. He has spearheaded a number
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Joe is Chief Operating Officer at Airex who have created the world’s first smart air brick to reduce the home’s energy bills, helping to end fuel poverty and climate change with a simple building retrofit. He has a decade of experience within the domestic energy efficiency and fuel poverty sector.
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Lynsey is Head of Digital Programmes at Built Environment – Smarter Transformation. Lynsey has worked in the built environment sector for over a decade and is a passionate advocate for positive change within the sector. She is an innovation expert who has successfully delivered projects in the fields of sustainability,
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Muyiwa Oki is President of the Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) from 2023-25 and a senior Architect at Mace. Muyiwa was elected following a campaign which included pledges to promote more flexible routes into the profession, increase transparency, dial up efforts to improve diversity, and embrace digital culture.
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Richard Kemp-Harper, Chief Commercial Officer at AirEx Technologies. Richard has over 15 years of experience in product and technology strategy in the energy and transport sectors. In his last role he was part of the leadership team of a zero emission transport startup that grew from 8 to 80 people
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Rowley Maggs, Strategic Advisor at Ambue, is passionate about leveraging technology to make housing stock and buildings more sustainable. Ambue’s platform empowers retrofit professionals to increase their project throughput, accelerating the pace and scale of energy efficiency improvements, enhanced comfort, and better air quality. Rowley’s focus is on investing in
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Samantha has enjoyed a number of successful careers, including project management, social and retail market research, environmental and educational capital and HNWI fundraising. More recently, she founded and ran a small, high-quality plumbing and bathroom design business. Curiously, water has been a key theme running through many of these roles.
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Sara Edmonds is an architect and activist, Co-Director of the National Retrofit Hub whose mission is to enable the local delivery of housing retrofit at scale and Head of Citizen Engagement at Built Environment – Smarter Transformation. She is director of Studio seARCH, a consultancy that advocates for systemic change around
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As UKGBC Chief Executive, Smith is leading the organisation through a critical period for the UK to get back on track to net zero. Combining their deep science-based understanding of the climate emergency with a principled approach to transforming our built environment, Smith is a committed and passionate advocate for building a future economy where people, society, and ecology can flourish.
Smith’s distinguished career includes leadership roles in architecture and engineering firms Buro Happold, Webb Yates Engineers, and Studio Weave, as well as authorship of several high-impact initiatives and reports, including to COP26 in Glasgow. Smith has also held a wide range of industry positions from which they have campaigned for a just transition to a more sustainable future, including as Board Member for the Journal of City Climate Policy and Economy and The Architecture Foundation, and as a nationally elected Councillor at RIBA. A prolific thought leader, Smith has contributed regularly to national and trade press including the Guardian, Financial Times, Dezeen, and The Architect’s Journal.
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Tom is Head of Sustainability and External Affairs at Mixergy Ltd, a company that develops smart and responsive hot water tanks that enable energy storage and grid balancing. With over 20 years of experience as a building services engineer and a certified on construction domestic energy assessor (OCDEA), Tom has
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